The Glacier Wolfpack remain the top team in Class AA, according to the latest Associated Press high school football poll released Oct. 1.
The Wolfpack improved to 5-0 last Friday with a 55-29 win over Butte. Glacier is averaging 49.4 points per game, most in the state, and has outscored opponents 241-88.
Glacier travels to Missoula to play fifth-ranked Big Sky (3-2) on Friday night.
Helena (5-0) is still ranked second. The Bengals travel to Kalispell to play Flathead (2-3) on Friday night. Third-ranked Great Falls C.M. Russell (4-1) plays at fourth-ranked Billings Skyview (3-2) on Friday.
In Class A, previous No. 1 Columbia Falls dropped out of the top five after losing to rival Whitefish last weekend. Laurel (4-1) took over the top spot, followed by Billings Central (3-1) and Dillon (3-1), which received a first-place vote.
Columbia Falls has a bye week. The Wildcats are the top scoring team in the Northwestern A conference, averaging 38.8 ppg. The defense is limiting opponents to 11 ppg.
Whitefish (3-2 overall, 1-0 in conference) ranks second in scoring, averaging 29.8 ppg. The Bulldogs defense is holding opponents to 18.4 ppg.
Whitefish travels to Polson (2-3, 0-1) on Friday
In Class B, Bigfork (3-1) held its No. 10 ranking. The Vikings trounced Shelby 43-6 last Friday. Bigfork travels to Troy (2-2 overall, 1-0 in Western 7B) on Friday.
AP Prep Poll
Oct. 1, 2014
The Associated Press Top 10 Montana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings:
Class AA
1. Glacier (10) 5-0 109 1
2. Helena (1) 5-0 100 2
3. Great Falls Russell 4-1 88 3
4. Billings Skyview 3-2 61 4
5. Missoula Big Sky 3-2 44 NR
Others receiving votes: Billings Senior 25, Missoula Sentinel 13.
Class A
1. Laurel (7) 4-1 92 2
2. Billings Central 3-1 91 4
3. Dillon (1) 3-1 89 3
4. Belgrade (2) 4-1 77 5
5. Butte Central (1) 4-1 51 NR
Others receiving votes: Miles City 21, Columbia Falls 13, Corvallis 6.
Class B
1. Fairfield (9) 4-0 94 1
2. Glasgow/Hinsdale/Nashua 5-0 79 2
3. Forsyth (1) 4-0 78 4
4. Huntley Project 5-0 76 3
5. Jefferson (Boulder) 5-0 59 5
6. Townsend 3-1 49 7
7. Conrad 4-0 38 9
8. Whitehall/Harrison 4-0 29 8
9. Choteau 3-1 21 6
10. Bigfork 3-1 16 10
Others receiving votes: Deer Lodge 9, Shepherd 2.
Class C 8-Man
1. Wibaux (6) 5-0 69 1
2. Ennis (1) 4-1 58 2
3. Flint Creek 4-0 56 3
4. Charlo 4-0 41 5
5. Great Falls Central 4-0 37 7
6. Arlee 4-0 32 6
7. White Sulphur Springs 4-0 30 8
8. Twin Bridges 4-0 28 9
9. Simms 3-1 22 4
10. Chinook 3-1 6 NR
Others receiving votes: Power-Dutton-Brady 3, Fairview 2, Bainville-Culbertson 1.
Class C 6-Man
1. Stanford/Geyser/Denton (5) 5-0 68 1
2. Savage (2) 5-0 65 2
3. Hot Springs 4-0 54 3
4. Geraldine/Highwood 3-1 45 4
5. Westby-Grenora 4-1 44 5
6. Lambert-Richey 4-0 38 6
7. Custer-Hysham 3-1 22 9
8. Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap 3-2 19 7
9. Lone Peak 3-1 10 8
10. Terry 3-2 9 10
Others receiving votes: North Star 7, Roy-Winifred 2, Lima 1, Ekalaka 1.